Zachary Day

Originally published on The Western Producer Written by Janelle Rudolph Organic producers continue to be at the mercy of recommendations and results from conventional variety testing. That’s according to Michelle Carkner, a research associate in the natural systems agriculture department at the University of Manitoba and speaker at the recent Advancing Organics conference in Saskatoon.

Originally published on Keep it Clean Many growers faced a challenging harvest this year due to cool, wet weather. Harvesting under these conditions can result in tough cereals and grain quality concerns. For growers bringing grain off at higher moisture levels, careful drying, cooling and monitoring is especially important. The concern is Ochratoxin A (OTA)

Originally published on New Hope Network Melaina Juntti,Freelance writer. Retailing ain’t easy—most any store owner, operator, manager or buyer will tell you that. Independent retail brings its own set of challenges. It’s a ton of work, first and foremost. Plus, there are peaks and valleys, wins and losses, boom times and slow stretches, headaches, heartaches

Originally posted by Arizona State University By Emma Glassman-Hughes | September 28, 2026 For decades, American farmers have been unable to keep up with the demand for organic products. The financial, time and knowledge barriers to receiving USDA Organic certification have prevented unknown numbers of producers from transitioning their conventional operations to organic.  This has

Orignally published by Government of Canada Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 16 RegistrationSOR/2026-171 August 4, 2026 FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation footnotea, established the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency, under subsection 39(1)footnoteb of the Farm Products Agencies Act footnotec; Whereas that Agency has been

Originally published by Alberta Soil Sciences Workshop The Call for Sessions for ASSW 2027 is now open! We invite you to help shape this year’s program by submitting a session proposal that shares your expertise and sparks discussion – with specific encouragement to fit within the workshop’s theme of:“Bridging Disciplines, Advancing Soil Solutions for Food

Originally published September 14th on The Grower Rhizopus soft rot has been confirmed in Ontario-grown garlic for the first time. Travis Cranmer, vegetable crop specialist and Katie Goldenhar, horticulture pathologist, OMAFA, are reporting the discovery in an ONVegetables.com posting.  The disease is caused by the fungal pathogen, Rhizopus arrhizus, (syn. Rhizopus oryzae) which has been found

Originally posted September 4th by Government of Canada Over the past 20 years, Canadian producers have made notable improvements in environmental management practices, particularly through advances in soil health, carbon sequestration and practices aimed at improving input use efficiency. They have also increased production while maintaining greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The sector has directly benefited from

Originally posted August 21st 2026 by The Grower Take a ramble through the Ontario Food Terminal in mid-summer and it’s all here in abundance:  Niagara peaches, Québec lettuce, Leamington greenhouse-grown tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. In the outdoor farmers’ market, local growers present a mindboggling array of produce. Even with the breeze, there’s a distinctive waft

Originally posted August 19th 2026 by New Hope Network Dry Storage is applying a heightened level of social and environmental responsibility to what it sees as a commoditized flour market. The Boulder, Colorado-based bakery and milling company partners with organic farmers in the Rocky Mountain region to grow specialty grains that it then supplies to